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Information on the right to reside test for housing benefit staff
New DWP guidance
08 February, 2010
DWP use of data-sharing to help combat fuel poverty
New statutory instrument
05 February, 2010
Government confirms commitment to increase state pension in line with earnings
However exact date of restoration of link 'yet to be fixed' says Minister
05 February, 2010
Whether claimant married 'by cohabitation with habit and repute' and therefore entitled to bereavement benefit
New Court of Session judgment
05 February, 2010
Benefit sanctions 'experienced disproportionately' by disadvantaged lone parents
New DWP research highlights need to identify those most at risk to avoid them becoming 'disconnected'
04 February, 2010
WORKSTEP providers displaying a 'marked shift' in employment support to disabled people
However proportion of disabled adults progressing into sustained, unsupported work remains low, says Ofsted
04 February, 2010
Extension of statutory paternity pay and leave from 2011
New statutory instruments
03 February, 2010
Government needs to set ambitious targets to improve take-up of means-tested benefits and tax credits
More than £16 billion unclaimed every year highlights new campaign
03 February, 2010
Whether necessary to complete a claim form or name a particular benefit in order to make a claim
DWP issues guidance following recent Court of Appeal decision
03 February, 2010
Awarding retirement pension without requiring a claim
DWP launches consultation on draft regulations
02 February, 2010
Back to work provision for claimants aged 50+
New DWP research
02 February, 2010
Changes to state pension provision in Northern Ireland
New statutory rule
02 February, 2010
Eligibility for a Saving Gateway account via child tax credit or working tax credit
New statutory instrument
02 February, 2010
Evaluation of new back to work support for jobseekers
New DWP research
02 February, 2010
Decision making accuracy levels in Northern Ireland encouraging but some 'cause for concern'
Staff hampered by 'baffling complexity' says Chair of Standards Committee
01 February, 2010
Employment and support allowance where entitlement ends before work capability assessment carried out
New DWP guidance
01 February, 2010
Extension of paternity pay and leave from 2011
New statutory instrument
29 January, 2010
Replacing sick notes with 'fit notes' from Spring 2010
New statutory instrument
29 January, 2010
Allowing local councils to set their own benefit levels according to local conditions
Plans under active consideration by the Conservative Party Treasury Team
28 January, 2010
Benefit rights of prisoners who are serving part of their sentences in psychiatric hospitals
New Court of Appeal judgment
28 January, 2010
